Synonym is a word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word. Alphabetical List of English synonyms Sample This: English Synonyms - A ABSTRUSE - difficult to understand Synonyms or Similar Words for 'Abstruse' arcane / complicated / convoluted / garbled / inarticulate / incoherent / incomprehensible / indecipherable / inexplicable / intricate / obscure / rarefied / unfathomable / unintelligible / unplumbed ****** ACCREDITED - officially recognized Synonyms or Similar Words for 'Accredited' certified / endorsed / licensed ****** ACQUIT - to say officially that somebody is not guilty for a crime Synonyms or Similar Words for 'Acquit' absolve / exculpate / exonerate ****** ADMIRATION - praise or approval Synonyms or Similar Words for 'Admiration' acclaim / accolade / applause / approbation / commendation / ovation ****** ADMIRING - behavior that shows that you respect somebody/something Synonyms or Similar Words for 'Admiring' chivalrous / considerate / courteous / deferential / gracious / respectful / reverent / reverential ****** AMPLE - more than enough Synonyms or Similar Words for 'Ample' abundance / cornucopia / plenty / plethora / profusion Also Note: Surplus - more than is necessary Synonyms or Similar Words for 'Surplus' excess / glut / oversupply / surfeit ****** ADROIT - skillful and accurate Synonyms or Similar Words for 'Adroit' agile / deft / dexterous / natty / nifty / nimble / swift ****** ALLEVIATE - to make something less unpleasant Synonyms or Similar Words for 'Alleviate' assuage / ease / mitigate ****** ANNOY - to make somebody uncomfortable or angry by asking for something, or asking to do something, or doing or saying unpleasant things Synonyms or Similar Words for 'Annoy' badger / beleaguer / bother / exasperate / harass / infuriate / irritate / pester / plague ****** ANXIOUSLY - thinking about unpleasant things and feeling unhappy and afraid Synonyms or Similar Words for 'Anxiously' agitatedly / apprehensively / awfully / dreadfully / edgily / fearfully / fretfully / fussily / intolerably / nervously / restlessly / uncomfortably / uneasily / worriedly ****** APPROVE - to officially agree to a plan, etc. Synonyms or Similar Words for 'Approve' assent / consent / pass /sanction ****** ARGUE - disagreeing angrily in conversation Synonyms or Similar Words for 'Argue' bicker / debate / joust / quarrel / row / spar / squabble / wrangle ****** ASSIST - to help somebody Synonyms or Similar Words for 'Assist' aid / cooperate / facilitate / support ****** ATROCIOUS - very bad, cruel, shocking or unpleasant Synonyms or Similar Words for 'Atrocious' abysmal / appalling / awful / dreadful / fearful / fearsome / frightening / frightful / horrible / terrible / terrifying ****** AUSPICIOUS - likely to produce a successful result Synonyms or Similar Words for 'Auspicious' blessed / fortunate / lucky / promising / propitious ****** AWKWARDNESS - moving or doing things in a strange way Synonyms or Similar Words for 'Awkwardness' clumsiness / coarseness / crudeness / discomfiture / gaucheness / gawkiness / gracelessness / inelegance / ineptness / klutziness / nervousness / tackiness / tactlessness / uncouthness / ungainliness / unseemliness / unwieldiness ******